Special Operations Task Group soldiers and their partners from the Provincial Response Company – Uruzgan (PRC-U) arrive back at Multi National Base – Tarin Kot after conducting a PRC-U led security operation in Uruzgan Province, Southern Afghanistan.

Special Operations Task Group soldiers and their partners from the Provincial Response Company – Uruzgan (PRC-U) arrive back at Multi National Base – Tarin Kot after conducting a PRC-U led security operation in Uruzgan Province, Southern Afghanistan. *** Local Caption *** The Australian Special Operations Task Group (SOTG) is deployed to Southern Afghanistan to train, advise and assist their Afghan Partner Units in Uruzgan Province. The SOTG is primarily based in Multi-National Base Tarin Kot but has command and liaison elements in Kandahar and Kabul. It consists of approximately 300 personnel from the 1st and 2nd Commando Regiments, the Special Air Service Regiment, the Special Operations Engineer Regiment, the Special Operations Logistic Squadron and various other services, units and commands around Australia. The SOTG trains, mentors and partners with Afghan National Police officers from the Provincial Response Company – Uruzgan (PRC-Uruzgan) and other branches of the Afghan National Security Forces, in order to build their capacity and capability to establish and maintain security and stability in the region. SOTG operations are Afghan led in order to build confidence in the ANSF and improve the connection between the local people and the Afghan Government.